Rahim Yar Khan12-02-2013

ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT (ASER)2012

ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015 Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16). Measure quality of education in rural and some urban

areas (5-16 years). Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access gaps.Objectives are: To get reliable estimates of the status of children’s

schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic level) at the district level.

To measure the change in these basic learning and school statistics from last year.

ASER Outreach over the last 3 years 2010 – 32 districts 2011 – 85 districts 2012 – 142 districts

Coverage: Across Pakistan

ASER 2012: 136 districts across Pakistan (136 Rural + 6 Urban /5 overlap with rural

districts)

Punjab : 36 district in 2012 compared to 28 districts in 2011

Sample: 600 households per district. Two-stage stratified sample; 30 Villages 20 Households per village60 Schools per district 2 Schools per village (1 Govt. & 1 Private school)

Scale

Access: Enrollment, Type of School etc.

Quality of Learning:Tested Subjects: Urdu, English and Math

School Facilities: Attendance teachers and children Availability of drinking water Availability of functional toilets, play ground and

boundary walls

Scope

ASER Survey Sheets

ASER Pakistan Assessment Tools Grade IIASER Assessment tools are prepared in following Categories•Reading

Urdu Sindhi Pashto

•Arithmetic abilities•English

36 Districts Surveyed in Punjab

ASER Rahim Yar Khan

Access

What are our children doing?

% Children in different types of schools % Out-of-school

TotalAge group Govt.

Non-state providers Neverenrolled

Drop-outPvt. Madrasah Others

6-10 52.8 13.8 5.5 0.4 21.0 6.4 100

11-13 42.8 11.4 4.5 1.5 21.6 18.2 100

14-16 31.8 11.1 2.8 0.0 27.2 27.2 100

6-16 46.9 12.8 4.8 0.6 22.2 12.6 100

Total 65.1 34.8 100

By type 72.1 19.6 7.4 0.9

Every 3rd child is out of school in Rahim Yar Khan district

Enrollment in Rahim Yar Khan

Enrollment in Rahim Yar Khan

Enrollment in Rahim Yar Khan

Every 3rd child in Rahim Yar Khan is not in school!

DISTRICT % OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN RANK

Bahawalnagar 20.5 27

Bahawalpur 22.6 30

Rahim Yar Khan 34.8 36

Enrollment (Ranking)

Quality Education?

What are children learning

inschools?

32% Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2) . In other words, 32% children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level.

LEARNING LEVEL - URDU

DISTRICT% Children who

can read URDU Stories

in Class 5RANK

Bahawalnagar 78.9 3Bahawalpur 77.3 4

Rahim Yar Khan 67.8 22

Rahim Yar Khan is at 22nd position in district ranking (URDU)!

LEARNING LEVEL – URDU (Ranking)

38% Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2) . In other words, 38% children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level.

ENGLISH

DISTRICT% Children who can

read English sentencesIn Class 5

RANK

Bahawalpur 74.7 5Bahawalnagar 65.3 17

Rahim Yar Khan 62.1 19

Rahim Yar Khan is at 19th position in district ranking (English)!

ENGLISH (Ranking)

47% Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digits by 1 digit) . In other words, 47% children are behind 2 classes with respect to their competency level in math

MATH

DISTRICT% Children who can

do 3 Digits Division

in Class 5 RANK

Bahawalnagar 67.0 9Bahawalpur 53.6 20

Rahim Yar Khan 52.5 23

Rahim Yar Khan is at 23rd position in district ranking (MATH)!

MATH (Ranking)

Sr. No. Indicator % Rank

1 Out of School Children 34.8 36

2 Urdu Readings 67.8 22

3 English Readings 62.1 19

4 Arithmetic learning 52.5 23

RANKING OF DISTT. Rahim Yar Khan(Summary)

Comparing Learning Levels of Private and Public Schools

72% of class 5 students in Public Schools and 60% in Pvt. Schools can read story in Urdu.

70% of Class 5 students in Public Schools while 43% in Pvt. Schools can read sentences in English.

Totally 58% of Class 5 students in Public while 40% in Pvt. Schools can do 3 digits division

LEARNING LEVELS - PUBLIC vs. PVT SCHOOLS

Rahim Yar Khan when compared to all the districts of Punjab the learning levels are not good in English, Math and Urdu.

Rahim Yar Khan does not come in the Top 18 districts in learning levels in these subjects.

What are children learning in Rahim Yar Khan schools?

• 16% Children from Pvt. And 5% Children from Public Schools are attending Paid Tuition.

Private Supplementary Tuition?Class-wise % children attending paid tuition

Type I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX XGovt. 6.1 6.9 5.7 3.2 3.6 6.7 0.0 9.7 13.3 9.1

Pvt. 20.0 25.0 11.5 15.4 18.8 6.7 50.0 20.0 0.0 16.7

Only 18% Mothers have completed primary education in Rahim Yar Khan.

Parental Education

An important factor that influences learning levels

Attendance in Government Schools

Basic Facilities in Government Schools

ASER can help assess education with respect to : Quality Availability/Access Equity

Planning according to district based assessment – generating District Report Cards (DRCs) linked to the Roadmap to Reforms and/or Sector Plans of the Provincial Governments.

Holding ASER Baithaks in ASER survey villages, parents, communities with parliamentarians and political holding ALL to account for ACTION! Continued Dialogues with Parliamentarians and Politicians in 2013 for elections, manifestoes and actionable steps that can be tracked

Linking the ASER information to national data and GMR /UN Human Development Reports /others in the run up to 2015 & post 2015 debatesMilestone achievement:“The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2012”

How can ASER 2012 inform the planning, drafting, resourcing and implementation of 25-A?

Discussion

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